Engaging, educating, and employing our nation’s youth in conservation are major priorities for the Department of the Interior (Department), and in 2009 the Youth in the Great Outdoors (YGO) initiative was established.

Visitors to the National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, WV have a new display that chronicles the history of wage grade work going back to the nation’s first National Wildlife Refuge, Pelican Island.

Visitors to the National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, WV will have a new display to view in the Conservation Museum beginning Monday, March 24, 2014. It chronicles the history of wage grade work going back to the nation’s first...

Gap analysis provides an overview of the distribution and conservation status of several components of biodiversity. There are five major objectives of the national Gap Analysis Program: (1) map actual vegetation as closely as possible to the...

May 27, 2007 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Rachel Carson, one of the world’s foremost leaders in conservation. Her work as an educator, scientist and writer revolutionized America’s interest in environmental issues.

Inscription for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Fallen Comrades Memorial: In tribute to the men and women of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service who died protecting America's natural resources. We honor them and remember their sacrifice for...

This is a report that describes various programs successfully implemented and various tasks completed, by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service through the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs, Division of Federal Assistance. Articles include...

Work of the Service; Conservation; Land development; Landscape conservation; Policies;

The purpose of this brochure is to introduce some of the landowners who are using two innovative conservation tools: Safe Harbor Agreements and Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances. Although these tools only came into use within the...

This is a fact sheet describing the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. It briefly describes the mission and history of the Service and the Service's current conservation work and plans for the future.

The Herbert H. Bateman Educational and Administrative Center is an award-winning visitor center, which opened in October of 2003. There are a variety of exhibits in the visitor center about the history of the island and the refuge, and the plants...

The Herbert H. Bateman Educational and Administrative Center is an award-winning visitor center, which opened in October of 2003. There are a variety of exhibits in the visitor center about the history of the island and the refuge, and the plants...

The Herbert H. Bateman Educational and Administrative Center is an award-winning visitor center, which opened in October of 2003. There are a variety of exhibits in the visitor center about the history of the island and the refuge, and the plants...

The Herbert H. Bateman Educational and Administrative Center is an award-winning visitor center, which opened in October of 2003. There are a variety of exhibits in the visitor center about the history of the island and the refuge, and the plants...

The Herbert H. Bateman Educational and Administrative Center is an award-winning visitor center, which opened in October of 2003. There are a variety of exhibits in the visitor center about the history of the island and the refuge, and the plants...

The Herbert H. Bateman Educational and Administrative Center is an award-winning visitor center, which opened in October of 2003. There are a variety of exhibits in the visitor center about the history of the island and the refuge, and the plants...

The Herbert H. Bateman Educational and Administrative Center is an award-winning visitor center, which opened in October of 2003. There are a variety of exhibits in the visitor center about the history of the island and the refuge, and the plants...